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your final destination?" Sender asked.
                "Yeah. In fact, I need to go to Guardian Command. I can't believe my luck that I ran across you three."
                "Why do you have to go to Guardian Command if you said you didn't need our help?" Sender questioned.    
                "I don't need your help. I need to see someone there."
                The man's brusque demeanor was irritating, to say the least. It was obvious he was accustomed to getting his way, and the longer they questioned him, the more curt he became.
                Warning sirens went off in Hunter's head. The man is impatient. He's too anxious, too eager to get to Synaria. And being this close to his goal, he's becoming agitated the longer we stall.
                "Who are you needing to see?" Hunter spoke up.
                "StarLight. At least, that's what I've heard she calls herself."
                What she calls herself? His announcement knocked the wind out of Hunter. This guy was demanding to see Star? Why? For what purpose? For that matter, what did he have that was so important that he felt he could simply stroll into Guardian Command to speak with her?
                Something wasn't right. Something didn't add up, and that creepy feeling he'd felt earlier became a black, oily ball in the pit of his stomach.
                It was Sender who managed to regain her composure first.    "You need to see StarLight? Who are you, her number one fan?" She gave a half laugh to show she was jesting, when in truth Hunter could tell she was on the defensive. Challenger went along with her.
                "Sorry, buddy, but because of the nature of our jobs, we can't allow people to simply walk onto the base. You'll need to get the proper clearances. Besides, StarLight is indisposed for the time being. She's not taking visitors."
                "Oh, she'll see me all right." The man was cock sure of himself.
                "And why is that?" Hunter asked, unable to help himself.
                "Because my name is Aginthon DiMackerlyn. I'm her father."
     

Chapter Eight
    Warning
     
     
                Hunter sensed the shock coming from Sender and Challenger, but theirs combined couldn't match the cold dread coursing through him.
                “Her father?”The words blurted out of him before he was aware of it.
                DiMackerlyn grinned crookedly. Hunter immediately knew the man was acting, faking whatever emotion he needed to show in order to make whatever story he was about to tell them sound more believable. Well, the man had better think again. Hunter turned on his hunting abilities.
                “You see, when she was younger, she and I had a falling out. Teenagers. You know how they can be. They think the rules don't apply to them. They rebel. They run away from home.” DiMackerlyn shrugged. “Except, the last time was over six years ago. When she didn't come home, I started searching for her, and I've been searching ever since.”
                The man was lying. However, a glance at his fellow Guardians confirmed they were buying the guy's story...so far.
                “Could you excuse us for a moment?” Hunter asked. Gesturing for the other two to follow him, he put a little distance between them and DiMackerlyn, to keep what he wanted to say out of earshot.
                Challenger leaned close, speaking in a soft voice. “What's going on, Hunter? Something tells me you're honed in on this guy. Is he the real deal? Is he Star's father?”
                “Yes, he's her father, but the story he's giving us is completely fabricated.” He started to say more, then chose to hold back. If Star wanted her life story exposed, it would be her choice. It wouldn't come from him.
                “Why do you